finishing blow; coup de grâce
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
modesty; humility; being humble
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
private person; individual
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
outward appearance; apparent
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
tall figure; high stature
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
a short while ago; already
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
sanctification; consecration
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
jealousy; roasted rice cake
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to squeeze out; to wring out
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)